Question

The nurse is reviewing the telemetry strips of assigned clients. The rhythm strip displayed in the exhibit is given to the nurse by the telemetry technician. The nurse recognizes it as which rhythm?

a. Atrial fibrillation
b. 1st degree atrioventricular block
c. Sinus bradycardia
d. Sinus rhythm

Answer 1

The nurse recognizes the rhythm strip as sinus rhythm.

Step-by-step explanation:

The normal, rhythmic beating of the heart is called sinus rhythm. It is established by the heart's pacemaker cells in the sinoatrial node. Electrical signals from the pacemaker cells travel to the atria and cause them to contract. Then the signals travel to the atrioventricular node and from there to the ventricles, causing them to contract.